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DiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Charged In $232,000 Medical Claims Fraud
… Services (DFS). The improper payments were exposed when the Comptroller’s auditors sampled 840 of the nearly … instance, the supposed prescribing physician was deceased when the prescription was written. In another, United paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-charged-232000-medical-claims-fraudCity of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-15-17)
… in the City’s preliminary budget for the 2016 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Glen Cove is … of the City’s preliminary budget for the 2016 fiscal year. The objective of the review was to provide an … are projecting operating surpluses for the 2015 fiscal year totaling $469,078 in the general fund and $150,449 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/10/16/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-15-17XIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Search By function to identify the employee using the Last Name or Employee ID. Once the EDA locates the correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 138
… Date Immediately Address Panels Explained Address used for Tax Information Path: Administer Workforce - Administer … home address on this panel is used to report employee tax information to the federal government. The home address entries are not required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/138-employee-addresses-and-new-reveal-report-employee-address-reportNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members
… limit recoveries to one year or less for claims paid on behalf of members who are retroactively disenrolled (i.e., … language, claims may be recovered for six years. Key Findings The audit identified 3,177 claims totaling $18.2 … time frames, leaving $4.6 million to be recovered. Key Recommendations To Civil Service: Review the $4.6 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… space to accommodate a growing population. Prior audits have identified a range of substandard conditions that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-followLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… $19.6 billion increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released … the highest annual increase on record after a historic low in 2020 when local sales tax collections declined by 10%. Annual growth in 2019 was 4.7%. “The pandemic substantially changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021Oversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… Driving While Intoxicated. Significant emphasis was placed on Probation’s administration of the Ignition Interlock … of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 must install an Ignition … were actually installed, and the installation rate is on the decline. Probation’s oversight of DWI offenders was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedDiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… of mismanagement that cost taxpayers nearly $42 million in the last decade, including $20 million in 2014 alone, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In … 11 new audits that identified more than $6.7 million in public funds that special education providers misspent or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenOpinion 90-51
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (use of … 303, 305, 307, 308: Surcharges imposed on customers within a municipality to pay for the establishment of an enhanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… with disabilities maintain their health, independence and quality of life. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblywoman Gunther (D, I, WF-Forestburgh). "Millions of individuals with … help him towards that independence." "My wife and I opened up a NY ABLE account for our son, and it was a very easy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… period August 15, 2010 through June 25, 2015. Background In New York, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is a serious … to install and maintain an ignition interlock device (IID) in any vehicle they own or operate. An IID connects to the … BAC exceeds the allowable level preset into the IID (.025 in New York State), the IID will send an alert to the device …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County … that Dennis Mosesman and Elsie Mosesman have been indicted on charges including Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a … cars and create a more than $100,000 no-show job,” said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . “Thanks to my auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly … straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateOpinion 98-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … NYS2d 545). Therefore, since a municipal housing authority falls within the definition of "public entity", the governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 94-22
… -- Assessments (custody, control and expenditure of) -- District Management Association (contract for services with) … Charges imposed on behalf of a town business improvement district are under custody and control of, and are directly expended by, the town, not the district management association. The district management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Selected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… procedures. A May 2007 DOJ publication established best practices for state and local government website … station is located. PANYNJ’s website did not follow DOJ’s best practices toolkit and has only limited accessibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty in the financial markets and hurt Main Street, we are … uncertain time as one of the strongest and best funded in the nation. We manage the fund to withstand tough … years, were the primary factors that led to an increase in the rates. The actuary cautioned that economic turmoil and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22DiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… DiNapoli. Every county and city in the state, along with many towns and villages, depend on these funds to pay … of total city revenue. Excluding the amounts they share with other local governments, counties received $6.7 billion, … fund for financially distressed hospitals and nursing homes. New York City will have $200 million in sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsOversight of Child Protective Services
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, … children, families, and communities. OCFS is responsible for overseeing the locally administered child welfare system, … days a year, and received roughly 300,000 calls annually for the 2 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-services